computer games

Richard Johnson writes:

> Anyone out there care to comment on existing space-oriented computer
> games?  I have two: "Star Command" and "Sentinel Worlds".  Both seem
> kind of fun, but I can't play them without thinking what fun it would
> be to have a real MT-type space game.

Have you ever seen "Elite"?  Originally written for the British BBC Micro, this
game has been converted for a range of machines, including IBM PC, C-64 and
Atari ST.  You are the pilot of a small starship; your objective is to go
around trading in various commodities (some illegal), make money, and upgrade
your ship.  You also get attacked by various bad guys, namely pirates and the
alien Thargoids.  There are missions to accomplish, which you are given as the
game progresses.  The trading, and some of the planetary data, bears some
resemblance to Traveller.

Another such game is "Federation Of Free Traders", written for the Atari ST and
Amiga.  I don't know if it's available in the U.S.A.  Like "Elite", you are a
space trader out to make money and kill things.  The planetary data is pure
Traveller format, though the galaxies supplied bear no resemblance to any
published Traveller sectors.  This game isn't as good as "Elite", as the prices
of goods don't change much between planets, even very different planets; and
the opposition doesn't act as intelligently.

Both these games are more "arcadish" than the ones Richard mentioned, in that
they involve more shooting and less strategy.  But they feature some nice solid
3-D graphics, and involve a lot more than just going around shooting things.

 "Keyboard? How quaint!" - M. Scott

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